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Ok, thanks alot for that.  Much appreciated. I guess I'm just getting a bit worked up before my first foray into French bureaucracy! FF

Hi All Has anyone had any experience with the kind of detail needed on the original sales invoice to get the Certificate of Acquisition / Quittus Fiscal? We have the 5 year old sales invoice for our 03 Citroen Picasso but it just states the sum we paid and the car details.  No break down of the VAT. Many Thanks Paul

Fantastic thread and great links.  I'm a keen all grain brewer and am just about to move to France.  Glad I'll be able to keep up my hobby.  Though it looks like I'll have to purchase a malt miller! Cheerio FF

Cheers guys.  The info on the ISAs was a revelation.  I'll also have a lump sum from a redundancy payout to squirrel away so I've been looking at offshore accounts. Thanks FF

Hi All This is my first post on the forum.  Hope my question isn't too idiotic! I'm moving to France in December having got a job in Switzerland (my wife is French so is keen to move back home) so the the move will be permanent. I was just wondering how you guys deal with your UK bank accounts?  After a forum search I understand that it's best to keep your UK accounts open & change your home address to your new French one.  I currently bank with First Direct and Halifax and hope this won't be a problem. I also have a lot in Cash ISA's which I guess I'll have to close once I'm no longer tax resident.  Can anyone recommend a UK savings account open to non-residents to store my savings in until I need them?  I'm loathe to transfer anything at the moment due to the poor exchange rate. Alternatively, should I open an International account as offered by lloyds, HSBC etc? Many thanks for any help you can offer.  This will be no doubt the first of many posts! FF